They Are Pagans, Worshipping
Chiefly The Elephant And The Horse, Besides Images Of Birds And Fishes,
But I Saw None Resembling The Human Shape.
Having careened our ship, and laid in a supply of fresh water, we sailed
from Pulo Condore on the
21st of April, steering W. by S. for the bay of
Siam, and on the 23d came to the isle of Ubi, off the S.W. cape of
Cambadia, forty leagues W. of Condore. This isle is seven or eight
leagues in circuit, and is higher land than any of the Condore isles. It
has good water on the north side, where there is also good anchorage,
but the best anchorage is on the W. side, opposite a small bay. On the
24th we entered the bay of Siam, which is very deep, and went among the
islands at the bottom of the bay, in one of which we found a small
village inhabited by fishermen, but no fish, so we turned back, and did
not return to the isle of Ubi till the 13th, and were detained there
by storms till the 21st, when we sailed for Condore, where we anchored
on the 24th. Here five or six of our men, going on board a Malay
vessel, were stabbed by the crew. Having provided our ship with wood and
water, we sailed from Condore on the 4th June, intending to proceed for
Manilla; but, by contrary winds, were forced to steer for Pratas, a
small low island inclosed with rocks, in lat.
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